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My birthday began the same way it has for the last six years: Nathan rolls over and wakes me up by saying, "I've never kissed a 26 year old before" (or whatever age I happen to be). It's a good way to start the day.

Nathan took the day off and made blueberry waffles for breakfast. As he was cleaning the dishes he looked out the window and said, "Whoa! Look what blew into our backyard!" (We just had a big plastic pool blow into our yard from a neighbor two streets over, so I wondered what next). This is what I saw:
It was #4 on my birthday wish list. My wish list went something like this:
1. A Baby
2. Real Estate
3. Don't Stop Believing piano sheet music by Journey
4. His and Her bikes with a bike trailer

Well, #1 and #2 fell through a few days before my birthday : (
Maybe I'll add them to my Christmas wish list. But I can cross off number three and part of number four.

After breakfast we went downtown to see The Bodies exhibit. It was similar to the one we saw on our Babymoon, but it's neat and we didn't mind seeing it again. Plus N8 had a free ticket. I've said it once, but I'll say it again: there is no way we came from monkeys Ü. Our bodies are so complex and everything works in such an awesome way that it's just not an accident.

I think I've lost my kavorka, haha. I tried to sweet talk the young man at the ticket office to let me see the exhibit for free "since it's my birthday." I even batted my eyelashes. He didn't consider it for a millisecond! He just said, "Nope. That will be $21.50." It's just so hard to flirt with someone when your husband is next to you and there is a toddler on your hip! Hahaha.

Later that night we had a small little picnic in the backyard. Nathan made Ribs and picked up some sides from KFC (I love their coleslaw, biscuits, and mashed potatoes w/ gravy). Earlier in the week Nathan asked what he should make for my birthday cake and I told him to surprise me. We've never had ice cream cake before, so he surprised me with a Cookies and Cream version. Here is his recipe. Ü
Later that night we watched a movie and then started Prison Break Season 2 on DVD. I am in love with Michael Scofield. Nathan is okay with it.
I had such a good birthday, we decided to extend it to Friday. Nathan had the day off so we both made appointments with the dermatologist to have some little moles zapped off. Romantic, right? Nathan said, "Once again you are putting me through physical pain to raise my cosmetic attractiveness" (see: braces). For lunch, we redeemed my birthday coupon for a free Red Robin Burger.